Walker v. Walker

Phyllis and Daniel Walker were divorced on July 15, 2003. Incorporating the parties’ marital settlement agreement, the final judgment of dissolution provided that Daniel was to pay Phyllis rehabilitative alimony for 10 years. The judgment reserved jurisdiction to “modify and enforce” the judgment.

On August 27, 2008, Phyllis filed a petition for modification of alimony seeking to convert the rehabilitative alimony to permanent alimony and to increase the amount of the award. The summons on the petition was served on Daniel. He answered and later moved to dismiss the petition for lack of…